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Appendix table 4. Durable manufacturing sector: Revised labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted. Real Year Labor Hourly hourly Unit and produc- Hours compensa- compensa- labor quarter tivity Output worked tion (1) tion (2) costs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5) 2017 ANNUAL 0.1 0.7 0.6 4.0 r 1.9 r 3.9 r 2017 IV 3.8 r 5.3 r 1.4 6.8 r 3.6 r 2.8 r III -4.4 r -2.2 r 2.3 2.5 r 0.3 r 7.2 r II 2.9 r 1.0 r -1.9 7.8 r 7.4 r 4.8 r I -1.4 r 1.2 r 2.6 2.6 r -0.3 r 4.1 r 2016 ANNUAL -1.3 -1.7 -0.4 0.9 -0.4 2.2 2016 IV 0.4 r 0.6 r 0.2 4.8 r 2.2 r 4.4 r III 1.8 r 1.8 r 0.0 1.8 r -0.1 r 0.0 r II -0.5 -2.4 r -1.9 1.5 r -1.4 r 2.0 r I -1.2 r -1.3 -0.1 -1.2 r -1.1 r 0.1 r 2015 ANNUAL -1.6 -1.0 0.6 3.1 2.9 4.7 2015 IV -6.6 -5.2 r 1.4 -1.5 r -1.5 r 5.5 r III 1.6 -0.2 r -1.9 4.0 r 2.4 r 2.3 r II -0.9 -1.9 -1.0 2.4 r -0.4 r 3.3 r I -2.9 -4.5 -1.7 5.0 7.7 r 8.1 r ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year 2017 ANNUAL 0.1 0.7 0.6 4.0 r 1.9 r 3.9 r 2017 IV 0.2 r 1.3 r 1.1 4.9 r 2.7 r 4.7 r III -0.7 0.1 0.8 4.4 2.4 r 5.1 II 0.9 r 1.1 r 0.2 4.2 r 2.3 r 3.3 r I 0.1 r 0.3 r 0.2 2.7 r 0.1 r 2.6 r 2016 ANNUAL -1.3 -1.7 -0.4 0.9 -0.4 2.2 2016 IV 0.1 r -0.3 -0.4 1.7 r -0.1 r 1.6 r III -1.7 -1.8 -0.1 0.1 r -1.0 1.9 II -1.7 -2.3 -0.6 0.7 r -0.4 r 2.4 r I -1.8 -2.2 -0.4 0.9 r -0.2 r 2.8 r 2015 ANNUAL -1.6 -1.0 0.6 3.1 2.9 4.7 2015 IV -2.2 -3.0 -0.8 2.4 2.0 r 4.8 r III -1.1 -1.5 -0.4 4.1 3.9 5.3 II -1.7 -0.7 1.0 3.6 3.5 5.3 r I -1.3 1.2 2.6 2.2 2.2 3.6 r ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indexes 2012=100 2017 ANNUAL 98.8 r 102.8 r 104.1 110.4 r 103.2 r 111.8 r 2017 IV 99.1 r 103.6 r 104.6 112.7 r 104.4 r 113.7 r III 98.2 r 102.3 r 104.2 110.8 r 103.5 r 112.9 r II 99.3 r 102.9 r 103.6 110.1 r 103.4 r 111.0 r I 98.5 r 102.6 r 104.1 108.1 r 101.6 r 109.7 r 2016 ANNUAL 98.6 r 102.1 r 103.5 106.1 r 101.4 r 107.6 r 2016 IV 98.9 r 102.3 r 103.4 107.4 r 101.7 r 108.6 r III 98.8 r 102.2 r 103.4 106.2 r 101.1 r 107.4 r II 98.4 r 101.7 r 103.4 105.7 r 101.2 r 107.4 r I 98.5 r 102.3 r 103.9 105.3 r 101.5 r 106.9 r 2015 ANNUAL 99.9 r 103.8 r 103.9 105.2 r 101.8 r 105.3 r 2015 IV 98.8 r 102.6 r 103.9 105.6 r 101.8 r 106.9 r III 100.5 r 104.0 r 103.5 106.0 r 102.2 r 105.5 r II 100.1 r 104.1 r 104.0 105.0 r 101.6 r 104.9 r I 100.3 r 104.6 r 104.3 104.4 r 101.7 r 104.0 r --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes following Table 6. August 14, 2020 r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics